Chimney and flue cleaner



(No ModeL) J. H. RQWLETT, D. F. WEBSTER & P. PPBIFPER.

GHIMNEY AND PLUE GLEANBR.

- No; 344,460. Patented Jiine 29, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. ROlVLETT, DAVID F. \VEBSTER, AND PHILIPP PFEIFFER, OF

SEDALIA, MISSOURI.

CHIMNEY AND FLUE CLEANER.

Eil-IBCIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 344,460, dated June 29, 1886.

Application filed January 25, 1386. Serial No. 189,6CO.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN H. ROWLETT, DAVID Ewnnsrnn, and PHILIPP PFEIFFER, of Sedalia, in the county of Pettis and State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Chimney and Flue Cleaners; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in chimney-cleaners, the object of the same being to provide a portable device adapted to beintroduced into any ordinary chimney or fine for the purpose of scraping the soot from the sides of the flue and removing it therefrom; and with these ends iaview our invention consists in the parts and combinations of parts, as will be more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View showing our improvement in closed adjustment or in position to be introduced intoachimney. Fig. 2 is aplan view in open adjustment showing bag in dotted line; and Fig. 3 is a view in longitudinal section showing our improvement in closed adjustment.

A represents a rectangular frame, made of wire and provided with one or more cross bars or braces, a, of similar material. This frame is slightly smaller than the ordinary chimney-flue, and forms the support or body of the device. To the sides and ends ofthis frame A are secured the springs 13, the outer ends of which engage the bars 0, or the material forming the bag or receptacle. The bars 0, four in numbertwo long and two short are arranged around and parallel with the sides and ends of the rectangular frame A,

the long bars being located at the sides of the frame A, and the short bars parallel with the end bars of the frame A. These bars are pro vided with the bent ends b, which latter are jonrnaled in the side and end bars,respectivel y, of the frame A. The springs B, formed of steel wire or other suitable material, preferably engage the bars 0 in such a manner as to permit the springs to have a sliding movement thereon; but, if desired, the springs can rest (No model under the bars and in contact with the same and answer all purposes. The tendency of the springs is to yieldingly hold the bars 0 in an elevated position.

E is a bag or receiver, secured at its upper end to the bars 0. When the bars 0 are in their elevated position,or that is approximately in a plane with frame A, the mouth of the bag is open .to its greatest capacity to receive the soot as it is scraped from the sides of the fines by the bars 0, which latter are yieldingly held in contact with the sides of said lines by the springs B.

\Vhen it is desired to introduce the cleaner into a fine, the side and end bars, 0, are depressed until they rest below and approxi mately in the same vertical plane with the sides and ends of the frame A, and are held in this position by the hook F, pivoted to the frame A and engaging the links G, secured to the end and side bars, 0.

A cord or rope, H, is secured to the hook for the purpose of releasing the same after the cleaner has been lowered into the chimney.

To clean a chimney or line, the side andend bars, 0, are locked to the hook F. When the parts are in this position, the cleaner is lowered by means of a rope attached to the frame Ainto any size, shape, or form of flue. When it has reached its proper position, the hook F is withdrawn from the links G by the rope H, and the side and end bars, 0, permitted to fly out in contact with the sides of the flue. As the cleaner is drawn upwardly, the side and end bars, being yieldingly held in position against the sides of the flue,scrape off the soot, which falls into the receptacle, which is attached to the end and side bars, 0. After the cleaner has been withdrawn from the chimney the soot is dumped from the receptacle or bag and the machine is again ready for use.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the details of construction and materials employed without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention; hence we would have it understood that we do not confine ourselves to the exact construction shown and described, but consider ourselves at liberty to make such changes as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a rectangular frame and a yielding frame made of sections secured to the sides and ends of said rectangular frame, of a bag or receiver secured to said yielding frame, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the main or supporting frame, the end and side bars pivotally secured thereto, and springs secured to the main frame and engaging said side and end bars, of a bag secured to said side and end bars for holding the soot.

3. The combination, with a main or supporting frame, the side and end bars pivoted thereto, springs secured to the main frame JOHN H. ROWLETT. DAVID F. WEBSTER. PHILIP]? PFEIFFER.

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